Fatigue behaviour of plated steel sheets and of their welded structures

The research is concerned with the fatigue behaviour μm various T-welded joints between a clad steel plate and a solid stainless steel attachment.The investigations covered the following points: — various welding procedures (with or without removal μm cladding) and their influence on weld geometry and microstructure at weld toe; — influence μm such welding procedures on fatigue strength; — importance μm crack initiation phase and localization μm initiation sites; — crack propagation and influence μm the interface between base metal and stainless steel cladding.